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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the General Assembly enacted legislation establishing competitive grant funding for “innovation places.” The program hopes to connect colleges, universities and hospitals with small-business owners, entrepreneurs and recent college grads with goals ranging from the obvious business and job growth, to the perhaps more important retention of brain power and youth within Connecticut.

The grants will start with an initial pool of $50,000 to fund the organization and planning of proposed innovation places, and then expand, with millions available in the next stage of the program to actually establish the physical locations as hubs of innovation.

Along the way the program is designed to leverage funding from private sources, retain young college graduates as well as highly trained workers, and spark growth in Connecticut’s downtowns.

MISSION

Our mission is to be the catalyst that ignites Connecticut's Main Streets as the cornerstone of thriving communities. CMSC works at both the local and State level to create and implement successful downtowns that meet the needs of residents and visitors.